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Contemplation

The train thoughts are back and this time its noticing what American ways have influenced me;

Colloquial:-

- its not petrol anymore, its "gas"
- not speaking as fast as i used to, there's a lot of pausing, especially in between my sentences.
- usage of "like" in most places
- "how much does it cost" rather than "what's the charge"?
- potluck was new to me
- query "how are you?" more often


Customs:-

- the voicemail dependence
- salads for lunch time
- the countless variety of break/milk and other basics aren't puzzling anymore
- making appointments for every thing
- paper towel usage (quite excessive)
- ability to converse or make random comment with complete strangers


just an observation, its all good! :-)
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Athena00181 said…
:o) This made me smile and it is all very true. I think I say "How are you?" about fifty times a day without even waiting for an answer sometimes.
3:35 PM
Urmila Santosh said…
Interesting :)
1:19 AM
Athena00181 said…
Love the new blog look! very chic looking
7:05 PM
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